If there is a better post this week I haven’t seen it.

You don’t to play the game to appreciate a master craftsman at work. What a clinic.

2 (of 2)

Château Haut-Brion Blanc
Romanée-Conti
Etienne Sauzet
Guigal La Turque or La Landonne
Château La Violette

KevLutt
Chris Schmidt
Coastal Cab Critic
WiningJaguar
John Jackson - AttorneySomm DipWSET
James Walker
Texas Wineaux
Thomas Hughes
Steve Roebuck

1 (of 2) A lot of ink spilled on wines we have loved but how about wines we've never had but pray will arrive in our glass some day. Here are my current top 10 wines/houses I have never tasted:

Château Rayas
Petrus
Jacques Selosse
Dalla Valle Maya
Kongsgaard Chardonnay

Great article IMO ...

owenbargreen.com/blog/2024/1/10…
Owen Bargreen James Walker WiningJaguar KevLutt Paolo Berard Hudman

Part 2 (reds)

2009 SQN - Thrill of Stamp Collecting
2004 Insignia
2006 Chave Hermitage
2013 Masseto
2001 Lafite
2016 Rousseau Clos de la Roche
1998 La Mission Haut Brion
2010 Bond Pluribus
1983 Grange Hermitage
2008 Ovid Red Wine
2012 Mascarello Monprivato Barolo
2001 Mouton

top wines of 2023 (part 1)

3 amazing champagnes, two bargain whites and an assortment of unique and thrilling reds ...

2009 Philipponnat Juste Rosé Clos des Goisses
2012 Cristal
2007 Salon

2018 Ridge Estate Chardonnay
2017 Arnot-Roberts - Watson Ranch Chardonnay

A good read ... christies.com/stories/chatea…

Oh this is bad ….

christies.com/en/stories/the…

It is all very easy - just write cheques constantly and buy 36 instead of 3 or 6.

Watch A Conversation about the Okanagan Valley from SOMM TV ® watch.sommtv.com/videos/a-conve…

Subscription required. Nice to see some promo of the better Canadian brands out there.

discuss ....

crazy 5-hour lunch today ... everything showed amazingly

#hardtruth

Legend

Vive La Canada: youtube.com/watch?v=fmr_af…

Let this be a lesson Vancouver.

You can only choose one ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Balaji will be pleased ...

Ever go to a wine tasting where someone brings a bucket list wine that you've never tasted but it doesn't get opened cuz you have too many wines?

#winetragedy #hopefullythereisanexttime